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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Supreme Court case involved Norma McCorvey as plaintiff?
(a) Roe v. Wade.
(b) Brown v. Board of Education.
(c) Gibbons v. Ogden.
(d) Plessy v. Ferguson.

2. Which economist and philosopher does Levitt cite at the end of his introduction?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) John Stuart Mill.
(c) Karl Marx.
(d) Jeremy Bentham.

3. What action led to a reduction in blood donors in the 1970s?
(a) Monetary compensation.
(b) Donors' names listed in the local paper.
(c) An STD test.
(d) A new type of needle.

4. On average, how many more days does a real estate agent generally keep her own house on the market as opposed to someone else's?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 15.

5. Which of the following is an action that Gyges undertakes in the story that ends Chapter 1?
(a) He sleeps for twenty years.
(b) He starts a war.
(c) He murders the king.
(d) He feeds an entire village.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1987, why did many people stop claiming fake children on their tax returns?

2. According to Paul Feldman's records, when are people least honest?

3. How does Paul Feldman view humanity as a result of his business records?

4. What portion of the full commission does the seller's real estate agent generally get to keep?

5. How many bouts does a sumo wrestler have to win in order for his ranking to rise?

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